--- Den sön 2009-10-25 skrev Kumâra Bhikkhu <kumara.bhikkhu@...>:

>Good Lord! Looks like those guys are trying to become like the Vatican.

Rather like the Vatican as it used to be, not as it is now.

Or can you imagine Benedict writing to Berlusconi with such a request?

<Odd, isn't it, to say that "some books published recently had distorted the life of the Buddha, his doctrine and the life and times of Buddha and Buddhism"? 'Recently'? Aww... come on... Orthodox Buddhisms (Theravada included) have been quite generous with distortions for a long, long time.>

A problem would be where to put the limit. Would the Ven. Buddhadasa's books be permitted? Or Sulak Sivaraksa's?

>Oh... just another manifestation of worldly weirdness. :-)

Of course, but a threat against freedom of expression is always dangerous. That freedom does include the right to publish rubbish, but I think it is vital for the survival of Buddhism in places where Buddhists are a minority (and for its vitality where they are a majority).

If you like to, you are welcome to write a commentary to the article.

Gunnar



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